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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Apple's introduction of their new tablet PC instantly makes an impact on the rest of the tech industry. Here's who I think winners and losers are.

Winners:

Third-party apps/games developers: This offers another platform for developers to build their apps and benefits apps that need more screen space.

Hulu: I've totally been waiting for a tablet like this to watch Hulu on!

Sling Media, maker of SlingBox and SlingPlayer: Watch your home TV/DVR from the tablet, another one I've been looking forward to.

New York Times and other book/magazine/newspaper publishers: This offers a new way for readers to access their content.

NetFlix: They are well-positioned with video streaming.

Cloud Computing industry and its players: The tablet is small enough and light enough to carry around everywhere, but the screen is large enough to easily access and view data in the cloud; while the on-screen keyboard lets you do some real work.

Belkin and other accessory makers: Another device that needs cases, docks, extra power adapters and cables for.

Losers:

Fusion Garage, maker of the JooJoo tablet: The falling out with TechCrunch sounded bad, but Apple coming out with their tablet could really crunch them.

Amazon: The Kindle seemed to fare well against competing e-readers. However, the iPad is an entirely different device, which could compete for consumers' money, time, and attention.

Nintendo and Sony: The iPad is another gaming platform, and will draw a lot of casual gaming.

PC makers who manufacture NetBooks: It may not be the exact same device, but a tablet will compete as a secondary device after a person's first primary PC.

Apple's introduction of the iPad creates instant competition between them and Amazon in the e-reader market. This now solidifies a 3-way battle between 3 titans in the technology industry: Google, Apple, and Amazon.